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Happy Christmas and New Year!!

Time to wish you all a great Christmas and happy New year after a hard working and fantastic 2026. This is our last day of the year today and we will close after this evening’s session at 7pm and re-open Friday January 2nd..

I want to thank you for all your great work, thank you for navigating all of our new programmes so well and so diligently, and for making such a positive contribution to the gym’s everyday environment and great atmosphere.

We have a massive range of members, from kids under 10 to Bettina at age 90, which we are very proud of.

We created a lot of change this year, the gym took another huge step forward in the recovery area in terms of rehabilitation and we invested substantially in this area and the results have been very strong indeed. 

Everything now is paying off in a big way in terms of results and tried and tested recovery protocols, which has brought great clarity to a field that is not always clear which way you should proceed, but we brought the latest science into it to make sure you have a clear and concise recovery, that not only gets you out of pain but gets you better and stronger than you ever were before.

We intend to build on all the good work this year and make 2026 another year of learning and implementing the latest tried and tested way of improving our bodies and minds.

Have a great Christmas and some rest, and don’t forget we have over 2500 workouts on www.kerimckibbin.co.uk, which you can do anytime, all you need to do is log in, so if you haven’t got your log on details, just message me.

See you in 2026!!!

Keri and family.

Twitt
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Thurs 11th sept 2025

There are many people who don’t go to gyms because they have an injury, and that can be understandable because nobody helps them in most places.

Ours is different and you know it and it can make all the difference.

A problem with your shoulder? Then you need to get to the root of the problem and eventually strengthen it. Of course it will take some time but it’s a thousand times better than just sitting in the house and hoping total rest will magically fix it.

A more active recovery is always going to heal you a lot quicker.

If you have a bad knee for example, you have to find out exactly where. 100% of the time that knee joint will be getting weaker if you don’t start strengthening the muscles, ligaments and tendons around it.

Initially any injury will require rest, especially in the first 48-72 hours when ice is usually an excellent idea, but after that a more targeted and progressive approach will help dramatically.

If the muscle you have hurt is weak, you will not be able to stabilise it, a weak muscle will never stabilise  I have to repeat especially in the knee, shoulder, ankle and hip.

You see some tiny dumbbells in the gym in the newly created rack in the second room. They are there for a reason. To initiate a recovery no mater what the injury and to start the healing process, to pump fresh blood into the affected area which will be amazing for recovery, and eventually turn the recovery stage into the performance stage.

Add onto the fact that the best treatment for injury is prevention, when we bring out a new programme, prevention is massive part of the equation, as well as performance so be sure you are executing a well rounded programme every time you come into the gym.

Twitt